Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1887-01-27
LOCAL BREyITIES.


: An average of two carloads of oranges
per day are now being forwarded to the
East via the C. P. r. r.
All ladies interested in temperance are
invited TO meet with the W. C. T. u, at 9
P. NJ. to-day, in the Y. NJ. c. A. rooms
The sale of seats for the entertainments
of Hermann, the iilusionist, at the Clunie
Opera House, will commence this morning.
There will be battalion drill and dress
parade at the armory this evening by the
companies of the First Artillery located in
this city.
By an Act Of Congress passed on the
third of the present month postal notes are
made payable at any money order office on
presentation.
A. c. Herrick's interesting lecture upon
" Athens, Consantinople, Moscow and st.
Petersburg" at Calvary Church last even
ing was well attended.
A statement of the condition of the Peo-
pies Savings Bank at the close of business
December 81 1886, is published in the ad-
vertising columns this morning.
The steamer Dover arrived from the
upper Sacramento yesterday with grain,
and the San Joaquin No. from San Fran
cisco, with merchandise and lumber.
| Quite large force OF men were engaged
in this city yesterday erecting the poles for
the Postal Telegraph Companys wires
The work is being done in a very substan-
tial manner.
| Owing to a slide on the California and
| Oregon Railroad at tunnel No. IL, between
Sims and Dunsmuir, the passenger train
| from Edgewood was about an hour behind
time in its arrival yesterday afternoon.
Governor Bartlett had intimated his in
| tention of commissioning w. 7. Coleman,
of San Francisco, as Major-General of the
| National Guard OF California, but Mr.. Cole
man declines the honor, for personal rea-
sons.
| A special train of ten carloads of tea
| went East yesterday from San Francisco.
on schedule time of at least twenty-five
| miles per hour for the trip to New York,
and it will probably be the fastest freight
| train time yet made across the continent.
In the United States District Court, San
Francisco last Tuesday, Edward ]. Ken
nedy, indicted for having opened and de-
stroyed number of letters while special
delivery carrier at Sacramento, pleaded
guilty, with leave to withdraw his pleading
within ten days.
A San Franciscan, speaking yesterday of
the probability of the cholera making its
appearance in the State this spring or sum-
mer, as it is now reported to be in Chile,
said that he did not think it would get be-
yond San Francisco-the sewers of that
city would knock it out.
The State Board of Capitol Commission
ers have not as vet met for official business
under the new Administration. There are
score or more of applicants for the posi-
ton of State Gardener, and fully as many
candidates for each of the other positions
they have at their disposal.
The RECORD UNION mentioned few days
ago that the Inaugural Ball Committees
receipts would be about 500 less than the
expenses A footing up of accounts show
that the shortage is Sill. Sacramento came
forward literally, irrespective of party feel
ing, but very little can be said for other
cities from which much was expected.
Sheriff Inflow, of Yuba county, took to
the asylum at Stockton yesterday an in
sane man named John Osborne. who is
"off" on the subjects of religion and
wealth. He declares that God has in
structed him to call upon Well, Fargo &
Co. for $4,000, and if it is not forthcoming
the wrath of God will be visited upon the
company.
The State Board of Examiners have been
in session for several days, and as yet have
not completed their labors. They are en-
deavoring, with the assistance of the At
torney General, to agree upon plan of ex-
animation that will stand in the way of
officials who heretofore have collected enor-
nous fees from the State for the transporta-
ton of criminals and insane persons.
Secretary of State Hendricks has made
but few changes among the appointees of
his Office, and it is stated that majority of
those appointed by his predecessor will be
retained. VIM. Tormey, the janitor of the
Capitol building, is secure in his position.
Mr.. Hendricks believes in civil service re-
form, especially where the incumbent is
competent man and good Democrat.
Men were engaged yesterday with Crap
ping irons searching the Sacramento river,
above the bridge, and the portion of the old
bed of the American where the dredger was
located last fall for the body of Charles f.
Smith, as on the day he disappeared he
was last seen walking through Second
street northward, and the belief that lie
committed suicide by drowning having in
creased as time passes without anything
being heard of him.
Yesterday morning box car was dam
aged by fire at Elmira some tramps having
used it as lodging house during the night,
and built a fire in it to warm themselves
before leaving. A car had a big hole burned
in it at fremont week or so ago under
similar circumstances, and it may be that
the tramps will continue to make them
selves comfortable at the railroad COM
panys expense until some of them receive
good term in prison for arson.
The highest and lowest Signal Service
temperature yesterday was $50 and 800.
being the second time this season the tenn
perature ran so low. A heavy frost and
thin ice was formed, and cold fog began
between 6 and o'clock yesterday morning.
lasting until nearly II o'clock The wind
was light and northerly during the fore
noon and gentle southerly winds and clear
weather prevailed during the evening, ac-
companied by falling barometer.
Dominick Maloney. carpenter of the
railroad force under L. J. Davis, foreman,
was accidentally killed at Red Bluff on
Tuesday He was in the act of getting out
of the outfit car when he lost his balance
and fell in such manner that he was run
over by four cars of freight train No. 81,
which was passing on the next track. He
was picked up dead The Coroner held an
inquest in the case, the jury finding that it
was case of accidental death, for which
no one except himself was to blame, he
having been under the influence of liquor.
10. B. B. 0FFIcERs-The Grand Lodge,
/. o. B. B., in session at San Francisco,
elected the following officers on Tuesday
Grand President, Marcus Levy, of Ophir
Lodge No. 81; First Vice-President Albert
Elkus. of Ethan No. 81; Second Vice
President, Joseph Rothschild, of Unity No.
273; Grand Treasurer, l.. Lacker. of Modin
No. AZ; Grand Secretary, Louis Blank, of
California; No. 1853 tre-elec.ed, seventh time);
Grand Sergeant-at-Arms, j. Davis, of
Golden Gate No. 1873; Trustees-Gabriel
Cohn, Ophir No. 81 ; Herman Enkle, Unity
No. 10; Herman Abrams, California No.
1863 Messenger, B. Rosenberg Miriam No.
IS; Judges of the District Court-D. A.
d Ancona, Ophir No. 81; A. Lowenburg,
California No. 1853; D. S. Hirshburg. Oak
land No. 252; Henry Schwartz, Pacific No.
As; H. p Bush, Pacific No. 4S; Chief Med
ical Examiner, Dr. S. S. Kahn.
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